"Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ""Action Comics"" #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for the Metropolis newspaper, the ""Daily Planet"", and the love interest of the superhero Superman. In DC continuity, she is also his wife and the mother of their son, Jonathan Samuel Kent, the current Superboy in the DC Universe. Lois' physical appearance was originally based on Joanne Carter, a model hired by Joe Shuster. For her character, Jerry Siegel was"
"his adopted parents, Clark is an active blogger who speaks against political corruption and reports on the troubles of everyday citizens who are not often the focus of news media. While working at the ""Star"", Clark meets ""Planet"" photographer Jimmy Olsen and the two become friends despite working at rival publications. Clark is also a great fan of Lois Lane's work at the ""Daily Planet"", eventually meeting her through Jimmy. Months after Superman makes his public debut, Clark leaves ""The Daily Star"" on good terms and accepts a position at ""The Daily Planet"". After the merger with Galaxy Broadcasting, Lois"
"inducted into the ""Planet"", the newspaper is almost bankrupt, dilapidated, and unable to afford new reporters. Thanks to Clark Kent's appearance as Superman and Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen being given exclusive interviews and photographs, the paper's circulation increases by 700%. The paper's return is interrupted when the U.S. Army, led by Lois's father, General Sam Lane, forcibly shuts down the business. General Lane attempts to force Lois to tell them everything she knows about Superman, who is now a fugitive after he fled a military interrogation. Thanks to Jimmy's help, Lois manages to escape to help Superman. Sam arrives"
"the more mild-mannered Clark Kent that is traditionally associated with the character. Clark is a reporter at the Metropolis newspaper the ""Daily Planet"", which allows him to keep track of events in which he might be able to help. Fellow reporter Lois Lane is often the object of Clark's affection. Lois's affection for Superman and rejection of Clark is a recurring theme in Superman comics and media adaptations. In the Modern Age comics Superman considers himself Clark Kent first and Superman second. Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths (i.e., DC comics published up to the early 1980s), the attitude was"
"at the ""Daily Planet"" newspaper, where he meets Perry White, James ""Jim"" Olsen, and Lois Lane. However, upon hearing that the ""Daily Planet"" and the wider newspaper industry are in decline, Clark decides not to apply for the job, dumps his application, and flies into space. He thinks upon his history, and how his adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, told him how they found him while hiking through woodland. The Kents saw a spaceship fly past them and crash, creating a sonic boom in its wake. They checked the wreckage for survivors, found a baby boy, and left with"
"the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.""” The story cuts to the ""Daily Planet"" building, where editor Perry White reveals to his two best field reporters, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, that an anonymous figure has mailed another threatening note, threatening to use his “Electrothanasia-Ray”, to the ""Planet"". White assigns Kent to help Lois follow up her lead, but Lois instead insists that she’d “like the chance to crack the story on [her] own.” Lois takes off in a private plane to an undisclosed location on the top of a mountain, where the villain’s secluded"
"rival publications. Clark is also a great fan of Lois Lane's work at the ""Daily Planet"", eventually meeting her through Jimmy. Months after Superman makes his public debut, Clark leaves the ""Daily Star"" on good terms and accepts a position at the ""Daily Planet"". After the merger with Galaxy Broadcasting, Lois was promoted to run the TV division, with Clark acting as an on-the-scene reporter for the TV division. Clark is later assigned the ""Superman beat."" But after rising tension between himself and Lois, as well as with Galaxy Broadcasting head Morgan Edge, Clark concludes that the ""Daily Planet"" is"
"was discovered and adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a farming couple. They named him Clark. Clark displayed various superhuman abilities such as incredible strength and impervious skin, and his foster parents advised him to use his gifts for the benefit of humanity. Clark Kent resides in the fictional American city of Metropolis, where he works as a journalist for the ""Daily Planet"", a newspaper. To protect his privacy, he changes into a colorful costume and uses the alias ""Superman"" when fighting crime. Superman's love interest is his fellow journalist Lois Lane, and his classic archenemy is the genius inventor"
"paper continues to struggle, the ""Planet""'s owner Franklin Stern sells the paper to Lex Luthor. Luthor, acting out of pure malice, dismantles the paper. He fires everyone except Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and two others who are relocated to Lexcom, Lex' new Internet-based news company. Shortly thereafter, Lex sells the ""Planet"" to Bruce Wayne for $1 (thanks to a secret deal with Lois Lane). White is hired back as editor-in-chief, and the entire former staff is hired back as well. Though Perry's knowledge of Clark's alter ego is uncertain, it is known that he has found a dusty suit of"
"to use what we had, rather than relight the set and go again."" Phyllis Coates, like George Reeves, was a popular lead in B features of the period. For the TV series, Reeves asked that Coates receive equal star billing. Coates created a sharp, strong-willed Lois Lane, an enterprising reporter who tries to outscoop Clark Kent. Jack Larson's Jimmy Olsen is a Daily Planet intern, often investigating some wrongdoing. Usually the villains catch him. Superman usually helps him in the nick of time. In the film noir-like early episodes, Superman himself is seen as a semi-mysterious presence, unknown to many"
"each identity to keep them distinct enough to prevent the casual observer from matching them. Superman wears a characteristic red and blue costume with a letter ""S"" emblem and a cape. Clark Kent takes to wearing glasses, styling his hair differently, changing his body language, significantly altering his voice, and wearing looser clothing and suits that hide his physique. Clark Kent moves to Metropolis and takes a job as a reporter at the ""Daily Planet,"" where he meets his friends and co-workers, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Editor Perry White. Superman becomes the subject of frequent headline stories written by"
"with the Daily Planet ace reporter Lois Lane. Lois is in a romantic relationship with Superman's alter-ego, Clark Kent. Despite their long term relationship, and meeting his parents Jonathan and Martha, she is apprehensive of Clark's secrecy about his past. Clark's reluctance to reveal everything about himself, from his alter-ego to his past in general, creates a rift between the two, making Lois reconsider their relationship. At S.T.A.R labs, Silas Stone and his associate Dr. John Henry Irons analyze the fragments to be made of a metal alloy composed of both Apokoliptian and Earth elements, leaving one suspect whose company"
"upon the retirement of the Earth-One version of George Taylor (this took place while Clark Kent was in college). The Perry White of Earth-Two, however, was a lead reporter for the ""Daily Star"" and ""filled in"" as editor from time to time when Taylor was away. Clark Kent of Earth-2 advanced his reporting career to become Lead Investigative Reporter for the ""Daily Star"". But, always mindful of his dual persona, he largely maintained a retiring manner. In the meantime, Kent (and Superman) befriended Jimmy Olsen, who'd started as a pre-teen office boy at the ""Daily Star"" in the 1930s but"
"job at a tabloid newspaper called ""The Inquisitor"". This eventually lands her a position at the ""Daily Planet"". Jimmy Olsen is first mentioned in season four as the person Chloe lost her virginity to while interning at the ""Daily Planet"". He makes his official appearance, portrayed by Aaron Ashmore, in the season six opener. Working as a photographer for the ""Daily Planet"", Jimmy rekindles his relationship with Chloe in the season six episode ""Wither"". In the episode ""Hydro"", Jimmy works with Lois to uncover the true identity of Green Arrow, and in season seven, when Lois is hired by the"
"from heart failure, a gleeful Lex Luthor plans to use Lionel's insurance policy to go to Metropolis. Years later, a now adult Clark Kent walks around Metropolis, awestruck. Arriving at the dilapidated ""Daily Planet,"" he meets Rudy Jones, the overweight janitor, as well as the staff that consists of Ron Troupe, Steve Lombard, Cat Grant, photography intern Jimmy Olsen, and finally Lois Lane and Perry White. Because billionaire and businessman Lex Luthor nearly killed the ""Planet"" financially because of a story they had about him, Perry forbids Lois to get involved with Luthor. Ignoring the warning, Lois takes Clark, her"
"notice his startling blue eyes (which would otherwise give him away). Clark learns to slouch and act nervous and clumsy, to distance his civilian identity from tall, self-assertive Superman. He travels to Metropolis to apply for a position at the ""Daily Planet"". When he arrives, he finds robotic anti-terrorist helicopters criss-crossing the sky. Upon reaching the ""Planet"" building, he sees the publisher, Mr. Galloway, berating Jimmy Olsen for fetching him the wrong yogurt. Lois Lane appears and yells at Galloway for humiliating Jimmy. When Galloway storms off, Clark introduces himself to Lois and is immediately smitten with her. He finally"
"shows included ""The Midnight Show Starring Johnny Nevada"" (a fictional version of NBC's ""The Tonight Show"", with Johnny Nevada being an analogue of Johnny Carson). Between the early 1970s and mid-1980s, both Clark Kent and Lois Lane worked for WGBS after Galaxy Communications purchased the ""Daily Planet"" in a 1971 storyline, with Clark as the anchorman for the WGBS evening news. He was eventually joined by Lana Lang as a co-anchor. After John Byrne's revamp of Superman's origins, though, Clark and Lois were reverted to working at the ""Daily Planet"" once again. Galaxy Broadcasting and WGBS-TV still exist post-Crisis, however,"
"Daily Star (DC Comics) The Daily Star was a fictional broadsheet newspaper that appeared in Superman stories published by DC Comics between 1938 and 1986. The ""Daily Star"" was based in Metropolis and employed Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen; its chief editor was George Taylor. In the comics, the newspaper was located in the heart of Metropolis. The ""Daily Star"" building's most distinguishing feature was the enormous star that sat on top of the building. Superman co-creator Joe Shuster named the ""Daily Star"" after the ""Toronto Daily Star"" in Ontario, which had been the newspaper that Shuster's parents"
"""Adventures of Superman"" television series episode ""Crime Wave"" and the Post-Crisis comic continuity, he was an award-winning journalist who served a term as Mayor of Metropolis. He worked as an assistant editor in the ""Daily Star"" under George Taylor before becoming editor-in-chief of the ""Daily Planet"". His most well-known catchphrases are ""Great Caesar's ghost!"" and ""Don't call me chief!"". The earliest ""Superman"" comics shows Clark Kent and Lois Lane working for the newspaper the ""Daily Star"" and an editor named George Taylor. However, this was soon changed, with Perry White first appearing as the editor of a newly renamed the"
"in ""Action Comics"" #1. She is a fellow journalist at the ""Daily Planet"". As Jerry Siegel conceived her, Lois considers Clark Kent to be a wimp, but she is infatuated with the bold and mighty Superman, not knowing that Kent and Superman are the same person. Siegel objected to any proposal that Lois discover that Clark is Superman because he felt that, as implausible as Clark's disguise is, the love triangle was too important to the book's appeal. However, Siegel wrote stories in which Lois suspects Clark is Superman tries to prove it, with Superman always duping her in the"
"Lex Luthor. Other foes Superboy encountered included the Kryptonite Kid, and various foes from his membership in the 30th century's superhero team, the Legion of Super-Heroes. During the summer after Clark's high school graduation, both Jonathan and Martha Kent died. Clark subsequently decided to move to Metropolis to attend Metropolis University, from which he graduated with a degree in journalism. During his college career, Clark changed his superhero name from ""Superboy"" to ""Superman."" After graduating from college, Clark obtained employment as a reporter with ""The Daily Planet"". Clark's boss was editor-in-chief Perry White, and his co-workers included Lois Lane and"
"end; the first such story was in ""Superman"" #17 (July–August 1942). This was common plot in comic book stories prior to the 1970s. In a story in ""Action Comics"" #484 (June 1978), Clark Kent admits to Lois that he is Superman, and they marry. This was the first story in which Superman and Lois marry that wasn't an ""imaginary tale."" Many Superman stories since then have depicted Superman and Lois as a married couple, but about as many depict them in the classic love triangle. Another major supporting character is Jimmy Olsen. He is a young photographer at the ""Daily"
"of Superman's origins, though, Clark and Lois were reverted to working at the ""Daily Planet"" once again. Galaxy Broadcasting and WGBS-TV still exist post-Crisis, however, and are usually used in any story where a television station or network is needed or shown. Post-Crisis, Clark, Lois and Lana never worked for the station. During the 1990s however, both Jimmy Olsen and Cat Grant did work there. With the reboot of DC's line of comics in 2011, the ""Daily Planet"" was shown in the ""Superman"" comics as being bought by Morgan Edge and merged with the Galaxy Broadcasting System, similar to the"
"serious character who battled criminals as an investigative reporter known as ""Mr. Action"" in urban crime stories that rarely involved Superman. Jimmy Olsen appeared in new stories in ""The Superman Family"" #164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 179, and 182–222. Following ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"", the entire Superman mythos was rebooted from scratch in the limited series ""The Man of Steel"". Despite recent modernization efforts on Superman and his supporting characters, Jimmy Olsen has not been significantly changed in the Modern Age. He is still a cub reporter working for ""The Daily Planet"", and is still friends with Superman. His look"
"by phoning in an exclusive account of Superman's first public act—thwarting an attempted lynching at the county jail (""Superman"" #1, Summer 1939). Before long, Kent was referred to as the paper's ""ace scribe"" (""Action"" #9, Feb 1939) and ""ace reporter"" (""Action"" #6, Nov 1938). He often butted heads with Lois Lane, an aggressive, career-minded journalist who'd started as the ""Daily Star""'s ""sob sister"" (""Action"" #7, Dec 1938) and ""lovelorn editor"" before earning her stripes as a full-fledged ""news reporter"" (""Superman"" #3, Winter 1940) and war correspondent in Europe (""Action"" #22, Mar 1940). Then, in Spring 1940 (""Action"" #23), without any"
"actor Montgomery Clift. Larson owned and resided in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed George Sturges House in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California until his death. He died on September 20, 2015 at the age of 87. His interment was at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. Jack Larson Jack Edward Larson (February 8, 1928 – September 20, 2015) was an American actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the television series ""Adventures of Superman"". Larson was born on February 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, the son of Anita (Calicoff),"
"Perry White calls Clark saying that Jimmy is missing and that Lois' plane has crashed. Lois and the mystery man run away from Ascension guards, but as the man dies saving Lois from a car crash, he gives her the crystal, though she is captured immediately afterward by Ascension. Lex tells Jimmy that Jimmy Olsen himself will cause Superman's death. Lois wakes up in a room where an Ascension hologram tells Lois that they have the same father - General Lane. In a flashback that runs throughout the fifth issue, Clark Kent and Lana Lang are standing on top of"
"Jack Larson Jack Edward Larson (February 8, 1928 – September 20, 2015) was an American actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the television series ""Adventures of Superman"". Larson was born on February 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, the son of Anita (Calicoff), a Western Union clerk and George Larson, a milk truck driver. His father was of English and Swedish descent and his mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany and Russia). He was reared in Pasadena. He graduated from Montebello High School in 1945, aged 17 and at"
"the extinction of his race, and tells Clark that he was sent to Earth to bring hope to mankind. Lois Lane, a journalist from the Daily Planet sent to write a story on the discovery, sneaks inside the ship while following Clark and is rescued by him when she is injured. Lois' editor, Perry White, rejects her story of a ""superhuman"" rescuer, so she traces Clark back to Kansas with the intention of writing an exposé. After hearing his story, she decides not to reveal his secret. After the discovery of his background and purpose, he is shown to be"
"visual appearance of Clark Kent on himself and movie star Harold Lloyd, and that of Superman on Douglas Fairbanks Senior. Lois Lane was modeled after Joanne Carter, who would later marry Jerry Siegel after the comic became a success. The skyscape of Metropolis was inspired by that of the city of Toronto, where Shuster had spent most of his childhood, and the newspaper employing Clark Kent, originally the ""Daily Star"", was named after the ""Toronto Star"" for which Shuster had been a paperboy. (Mietkewicz, above) With Superman's quick success, the demand for Superman stories exceeded the creator's ability to produce"
"work, though Perry White has often been shown as still favoring his manual typewriter. In 2008, it was said that Clark (at least in this era/continuity) uses a typewriter at his desk due to his powers causing minor interference in regular desktop computers. During this era, the ""Planet""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s major competitors in Metropolis include the tabloid newspaper the ""Daily Star"", WGBS-TV (which also employed Jimmy Olsen and Cat Grant for a time), and Lex Luthor's various media operations. A contemporary publication is ""Newstime"" Magazine, where Clark Kent worked as the editor for a time. The publisher of ""Newstime"" is Colin Thornton,"
"made Clark Kent a journalist who pretends to be timid, and conceived his colleague Lois Lane, who is attracted to the bold and mighty Superman but does not realize that he and Kent are the same person. In June 1935 Siegel and Shuster finally found work with National Allied Publications, a comic magazine publishing company in New York owned by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Wheeler-Nicholson published two of their strips in ""New Fun Comics"" #6 (1935): ""Henri Duval"" and ""Doctor Occult"". Siegel and Shuster also showed him Superman, and asked him to market Superman to the newspapers on their behalf. In October,"
"to reveal that the current President is a holographic projection. His attempts to publicize the truth are halted by Lex Luthor as Metropolis is destroyed (killing hundreds, including Jimmy, Lois, and Perry) by BrainIAC. A young Jimmy Olsen makes an appearance in ""All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder"" #6. He helps Vicki Vale, whom he appears to be attracted to, escape from a hospital and giving her files on Batman and the Flying Graysons. This incarnation is described as a cub reporter for the ""Gotham Gazette"" as opposed to his regular position at the ""Daily Planet"" and as"